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College Mathematics for Business, Economics, Life Sciences and Social Sciences

College Mathematics for Business, Economics, Life Sciences and Social Sciences

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College Mathematics for Business, Economics, Life Sciences, and Social Sciences

Summary

Designed to be accessible, this book develops a thorough, functional understanding of mathematical concepts in preparation for their application in other areas. Coverage concentrates on developing concepts and ideas followed immediately by developing computational skills and problem solving.This book features a collection of important topics from mathematics of finance, linear algebra, linear programming, probability, and statistics, with an emphasis on cross-discipline principles and practices.For the professional who wants to acquire essential mathematical tools for application in business, economics, and the life and social sciences.

Table of Contents

Preface

ix

Student and Instructor Resources

xv

Part One A Library of Elementary Functions

1

(128)

A Beginning Library of Elementary Functions

2

(76)

Functions

3

(18)

Elementary Functions: Graphs and Transformations

21

(14)

Linear Functions and Straight Lines

35

(18)

Quadratic Functions

53

(25)

Important Terms, Symbols, and Concepts

68

(2)

Review Exercise

70

(5)

Group Activity 1: Introduction to Regression Analysis

75

(1)

Group Activity 2: Mathematical Modeling in Business

76

(2)

Additional Elementary Functions

78

(51)

Polynomial and Rational Functions

79

(16)

Exponential Functions

95

(14)

Logarithmic Functions

109

(20)

Important Terms, Symbols, and Concepts

122

(1)

Review Exercise

123

(3)

Group Activity 1: Comparing the Growth of Exponential and Polynomial Functions, and Logarithmic and Root Functions